Tool stand



April 19, 1932. J. E. BALES 1,854,777

TOOL STAND Filed April 4, 1950 Fail of sheetv metal and extending-legs integrally connected with the P te ted-Apr.19,1932

UNITED ESTA ES A ENT;

Janus r. BALES. or AURORA, ILLINOIS. AssIenoR 'ro Lyon IIETAL rnonuorrs; IN-1 x I I conromrnn, or AURORA, rumors, A convenes-101v or-nmmors.

moor. smith Application mea s in 4,1930. Serial No. 441,478.

, 7' This invention relates to a tool stand and particularly'to'an all metal tool stand. More specifically, the invention relates to means.

for fastening shelves or trays to stands.

toning member extending through the legs and'through upstanding flangeson the trays.

Another important tool stand which has a novel member thereto for receiving a castor.

Numerous other objects and advantages will be apparent throughout'the progress of the following specificatio. The invention comprises in general a "pin;

rality of uprights or legs which may be made l which have outwardly diagonally extending body member. Trays are providedwhich have'upwardly extending flanges about the peri hery thereof and the trays have diagonal ed es at the corners thereof which engage the diagonal edges of the uprights or legs. A metal bar is arranged:

the tray, and a.

. bolt extends through each leg, a flange on the' tray, and threadedly engages the bar where- 1 against the inside flanges; of

1 .by the tray is fixed rigid uprights. v 1

An angle iron' having legs extending. in-

wardly is fixed to some a slide for a drawer;

yand securely to the.

- The accompanying drawings illustratea' selected embodiment of'the invention and the views therein are as follows! Fig. 1 is a detail improved stand.

- ig. 2.is a detail sectional view of one of the legs showing a castor socket fixed thereto;

' Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 3-'3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view showing the manner in which the trays are fixed to the legs or uprights.

integrally The primary object of the invention is to;

Another object is to provide a'tool'stand of within the '5 and bears against the inside face 13 of the .object is to provide a;

1. A bar or nut 14 is arranged against the of the legsto provide perspective view of the" Referring to the drawings,. 5 designates outwardly tion 8.

corner 10 as clearly shown in Fig. 4. 'Anfupsides of the tray which meet with anupstanding flange 12 provided at thebevel portion 10. The flange 12. is adapted to be received legs G-and 7 of thelegs'or uprights leg body portion 8. Each corner of the tray is beveled and a leg 5- is attached to eachflof the tray as shown inFig.

flange 12 at the inside thereof, Fig.4,- and this bar is provided with a threaded opening 15. Y A bolt 16 passes through thebody .8 of the-legs and threadedly engages the hole 15 in the bar. The edges 16 eliligage the flanges 11 on two of the sides of t impinged between the leg causes the upstanding flan es 11 on the sides/ to be impin ed between the bar andthe leg as designate atlfi'and 17 in Fig. 4. Q A lower tray 18' which is exactly the same extending-legs 6 and 7 which are connected by a diagonal body por- I .55 An upper tray 9 is provided with a bevel and'17'of the bar v e-tray and securely fix the tray in position relativeto the uprights. The bar and bolt connec tion not-only causes the flange 12fto be and the-bar, but

construction as the upper tray 9, is connected to the legs in the same-manner.

'Oppositely disposed angle iron' guides 19* and 20- may beiconnected to some of the legs, Fig. 1, to receivemay beCinterposed' between 3 the top tray 9 and the bottom tray 11. 1

I The bottom of the legs may rest upon a cross member 22,;Fig. 2,' and this cross member is rigidly attachedto a substantiallychannel-shaped member 23. The member 22 is provided with a'hole 24.which alines witha hole 25 7 the channel member'23. -A castor 27v is provided with an upstanding portion 28 which passes through the'alined holes 24 and 25.

a. drawer 21 which provided in the upper leg 26 0f 1 Afcollar" 29 may be fixed to the upstanding member "28v above the top leg 26 to prevent the castor from falling out of the 2 1,854,777 openings 24 and 25. The channel member ported by said uprights, each of said trays 23 may be fastened to the legs in any convenibeing provided with integral sides turned 'ent manner such as by rivets 30. up from the bottom of the tray, each flange The invention provides a tool stand which on each upright engaging adjacent tray sides, is rigid in construction, and which can be a relatively large nut engaging the adjacent readily and economically manufactured. ends of a pair of sides, a bolt passing through The stand is capable of being disassembled the body portion of each upright and threadquickly and may be shipped knockededly engaging the nut whereby tightening down. The trays are held in position by movement of the bolt will draw up the nut bolts fastening through the legs and engagand impinge the ends of the metal'sides be- .ing a vertical bar.. The bar not only en tween the nut and gages the diagonal upstanding sides ofthe nected to said legs between said trays, and trays but also-causes the vertical side-flanges a shelf slid1ngly supported by said angles. of the tray to be pressed tightly against the In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

- JAMES E. BALES.

legs.

Changes may be made in the form, construction, and arrangement of the parts without departin from the spirit of the invention or sacri cing any of its advantages, and

the right is hereby reserved to make all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the following claim-s.

The invention is hereby lows: y

1. A metal stand comprising a, plurality of metal uprights, each upright having outwardly extending flanges disposed at right angles to each other and a diagonal body portion integrally connecting the flanges, a tray supported'by said uprights, said tray being provided with metal sides, each flange of each upright, having an end of adjacent sides contacting thereagainst, a nut engaging the ends of adjacent sides, and a bolt passing through the upright and threadedly engaging said nut whereby tightening, movement of the'bolt' will draw up the nut and impinge the ends of the tray sides between the nut and upright. i

2. A metal stand comprisinga plurality of metal uprights, each upright having outwardly extending flanges disposed at right angles to each other and a diagonal body portion integrally connecting the flanges, a

metal tray supported by said uprights, said tray being provided with integral metal sides turned up from the bottom of the tray, the ends'of said sides being spaced, each flange of each upright having an end' of adjacent sides contacting thereagainst, a relatively large nut directly engaging the adjacent sides near their ends, a bolt passing through the dia onal body portion of an upright between t e spaced ends of said sides and engageable with said-nut, whereby'tightening movement of theboltwill draw up the nut' and impinge the ends of the metal sides be tween the nut and upright, angles connect.-

ing said uprights, and a shelf supported by said angles.

A sheet metal stand comprising a plurahty of metal uprights-each upright hav I inga body portlon, flanges integral with said body portion and extending outwardly.

enamed as 01 therefrom, apair of spaced metal trays supthe upright, angles con- 

